1gmacaree
It's been a while since I've seen one of these threads active, and I think sharing our shelves/admiring each other's collections is a lot of fun. So here goes.
I normally reshelve once a year. My current home has plenty of room for bookcases, so I bought an extra pair in December, set them up and am slowly stocking. I'm pretty pleased with how the first two rooms have gone:
Click for full size, if you like.
I normally reshelve once a year. My current home has plenty of room for bookcases, so I bought an extra pair in December, set them up and am slowly stocking. I'm pretty pleased with how the first two rooms have gone:
Click for full size, if you like.
2elenchus
Nice how you brought the Aubrey-Maturin series together across the two shelving units.
Butting them against each other provides useful space that elsewise would be precarious if not lost, am I right? It's not clear from these pics, but I suspect you don't shelve books outside the uprights on the outer ends, only on the inner ends (where the two units abut).
ETA Ah, I see the uprights actually allow books to "pass through" (assuming book depth is sufficient), so thicker books can use the full shelf even on the outer ends and still be secure. At first I saw the supports as perforated but still blocking a book, meaning you would have to balance a book on the outside and trust it wouldn't fall off. The actual shelf design is more elegant.
Butting them against each other provides useful space that elsewise would be precarious if not lost, am I right? It's not clear from these pics, but I suspect you don't shelve books outside the uprights on the outer ends, only on the inner ends (where the two units abut).
ETA Ah, I see the uprights actually allow books to "pass through" (assuming book depth is sufficient), so thicker books can use the full shelf even on the outer ends and still be secure. At first I saw the supports as perforated but still blocking a book, meaning you would have to balance a book on the outside and trust it wouldn't fall off. The actual shelf design is more elegant.
3wcarter
I have just moved from a house to an apartment, and the library you may have seen photos of previously, is now devoid of books and with a new owner.
My new library in the apartment has even more shelves, but has a rather interesting convoluted floor plan shape, so I cannot stand back and get a good overall picture of my FS collection.
Therefore the picture below is a seven part montage covering all my FS books, plus Taschen in the right column, and random books in the lower left section.
My new library in the apartment has even more shelves, but has a rather interesting convoluted floor plan shape, so I cannot stand back and get a good overall picture of my FS collection.
Therefore the picture below is a seven part montage covering all my FS books, plus Taschen in the right column, and random books in the lower left section.
4elenchus
>3 wcarter:
Warwick, did you bring in those shelves or somehow manage to find an apartment furnished with them?!
Warwick, did you bring in those shelves or somehow manage to find an apartment furnished with them?!
5wcarter
>4 elenchus:
The library was custom built for me.
The library was custom built for me.
6gmacaree
>2 elenchus: On the shelves in the photo the supports only prevent passage of books on the topmost shelf. I'm not worried too much about the books on the end tipping off despite the lack of support, but I also try to put big squat sets at the edges when I can.
>3 wcarter: That's a really lovely collection, Warwick. Well done on the shelving. How was the move?
>3 wcarter: That's a really lovely collection, Warwick. Well done on the shelving. How was the move?
7folio_books
>3 wcarter:
Have you got a larger version of that photo somewhere on the web? I know you usually do. I have your previous photo as a backdrop on my PC, which is a high-resolution Mac and this one doesn't come near to filling the space. I don't want to stretch it or otherwise tinker with it.
Have you got a larger version of that photo somewhere on the web? I know you usually do. I have your previous photo as a backdrop on my PC, which is a high-resolution Mac and this one doesn't come near to filling the space. I don't want to stretch it or otherwise tinker with it.
8wcarter
>6 gmacaree:
The move has improved my physical fitness significantly. I moved 3400 books by myself over six weeks, and each book was lifted at least 6 times in the move from the original shelf to the final one. I worked out I had lifted over 18 tonnes of books!
>7 folio_books:
Photos also on Flickr here and here.
The move has improved my physical fitness significantly. I moved 3400 books by myself over six weeks, and each book was lifted at least 6 times in the move from the original shelf to the final one. I worked out I had lifted over 18 tonnes of books!
>7 folio_books:
Photos also on Flickr here and here.
9elenchus
Truly, books offer an opportunity for mental and physical training.
I recently moved books out of storage, and was reminded how poor a job of packing I had done. I chose too large a box size, should have kept to more + smaller rather than fewer + larger. The strength needed is one thing. The primary fault in the fewer + larger scenario, however, is simply that standard cardboard boxes aren't up to the weight load. Far more difficult to lift a box when it's always threatening to split apart at the corners.
I recently moved books out of storage, and was reminded how poor a job of packing I had done. I chose too large a box size, should have kept to more + smaller rather than fewer + larger. The strength needed is one thing. The primary fault in the fewer + larger scenario, however, is simply that standard cardboard boxes aren't up to the weight load. Far more difficult to lift a box when it's always threatening to split apart at the corners.
10folio_books
>8 wcarter:
That's a mightily impressive library you have in your new home. The FlickR one is near enough the right size but it's in Webarchive format and I need it as a .jpg. When you have a moment, after all that heavyweight book lifting, could I ask you to save a copy as a .jpg and stick it in the Dropbox folder? Cheers.
That's a mightily impressive library you have in your new home. The FlickR one is near enough the right size but it's in Webarchive format and I need it as a .jpg. When you have a moment, after all that heavyweight book lifting, could I ask you to save a copy as a .jpg and stick it in the Dropbox folder? Cheers.
12dlphcoracl
>3 wcarter:
>8 wcarter:
That is a sensational and well chosen collection of books. Congratulations!!!!!!
>8 wcarter:
That is a sensational and well chosen collection of books. Congratulations!!!!!!
13plasticjock
>12 dlphcoracl: I couldn’t agree more.
>3 wcarter: and >1 gmacaree: those are great collections - I have some serious shelf envy going on...!
Also >7 folio_books: I’m sure I’ve also seen your amazing library in a previous thread I’ve binged on recently...
Mine is not comparable yet (gimme another couple of decades, however, and just maybe...). I include my pics only for any comments about book placement as I feel as though I’m at something of a crossroads moment. My FS tomes have been forcing their way onto my bookcases in a very haphazard and random way basically in order of purchase. A part of me feels like I should put them in some sort of order, yet I’m now familiar with the setup and I know where everything is kept. Some of the WW1 books have migrated on to the same shelves, some of the ancient history works are thematically arranged, yet my favourite Chatwin is on a bottom shelf and a few books still on the TBR pile are at eye level.
Are you all OCD types or has your collection evolved organically? I’m conflicted!
(p.s. edited with picture added)
>3 wcarter: and >1 gmacaree: those are great collections - I have some serious shelf envy going on...!
Also >7 folio_books: I’m sure I’ve also seen your amazing library in a previous thread I’ve binged on recently...
Mine is not comparable yet (gimme another couple of decades, however, and just maybe...). I include my pics only for any comments about book placement as I feel as though I’m at something of a crossroads moment. My FS tomes have been forcing their way onto my bookcases in a very haphazard and random way basically in order of purchase. A part of me feels like I should put them in some sort of order, yet I’m now familiar with the setup and I know where everything is kept. Some of the WW1 books have migrated on to the same shelves, some of the ancient history works are thematically arranged, yet my favourite Chatwin is on a bottom shelf and a few books still on the TBR pile are at eye level.
Are you all OCD types or has your collection evolved organically? I’m conflicted!
(p.s. edited with picture added)
15wcarter
>14 Shaliza:
Beautifully arranged, and a lovely growing collection.
Beautifully arranged, and a lovely growing collection.
16Shaliza
>15 wcarter: thanks! Can't wait to see your new library!
17gmacaree
>14 Shaliza: Lovely. What are the big red slipcased editions to the left of the Folio Pratchetts?
18uru
Moved into a new house recently and set up my modest FS (and other semi-fine books) collection in the living room:
20leboucher
I organise books between two houses and three rooms so face a couple of challenges with strict book organisation. But I try to separate fiction from poetry from non-fictions, and hard backs from paper-backs, and broadly store eras, authors or content themes together while also sorting by size. Which means that all of the boundaries are fluid but at least to me it feels organised when I intermittently reshuffle. (Which I need to do because I buy too many books, obviously....)
I think I would struggle with chronological sorting!
Not sure if others have good ideas for imposing order...ish...on shelves?
I think I would struggle with chronological sorting!
Not sure if others have good ideas for imposing order...ish...on shelves?
21treereader
>20 leboucher:
Embrace chaos!
For the most part, the only organization I try to add is to group like subjects together. Sets and authors can stay together, as well.
Embrace chaos!
For the most part, the only organization I try to add is to group like subjects together. Sets and authors can stay together, as well.
22wongie
I started 2019 with some new Besta shelves to replace my old sagging Billies. I was a little apprehensive about using shelves without doors (as was the case with my older Billies) especially as I no longer use slipcases but as I have an HEPA air filter continuously droning away out-of-frame dust isn't actually that a major issue. A quick swish over the tops with a lambswool or OXO duster every fortnight seems more than sufficient so I think they'll remain slipcase-less and naked in all their glory.
23drasvola
>22 wongie:
Very stylish to place books in the middle of the shelf with empty space at either end! Congratulations on your library.
Very stylish to place books in the middle of the shelf with empty space at either end! Congratulations on your library.
24wongie
>23 drasvola: Thanks! The centre placement is also for a practical reason; when I got the cases set up I did initially squeeze in as many books per shelf but alas, as is often the case with such big reorganisations, the odd book or two got misplaced and had to spend way too much time budging every book over in order to fit them in. I figured this would be equally as bad for future book hauls so I decided to just space them all out with lots of room either end to allow me the flexibility to place books wherever their meant to go without having to rework everything.
25Shaliza
>17 gmacaree: Hey thanks! Those are three of GRRM's A Song of Ice and Fire. Deluxe editions published by Harper Voyager.
26gmacaree
>22 wongie: That is a beautiful display. I'm not sure whether to admire your nude books or shun them for their immodesty :)
27Lady19thC
I love your nude books. Many of mine have also gone slipcase-less and look far superior for having done so. Everything is more streamlined and neater, plus all that cardboard takes up so much shelf space. Beautiful setup!
28kannekills
>22 wongie: What a beautiful set-up. Can I ask where you bought the book ends?
29wongie
>28 kannekills: No problem https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0031RFTBE/ref=pe_1909131_77697121_tnp_email_TE_AMZL...
They're some of the thinnest, most neutral looking, and economical bookends I've found and tried. One thing I will note is that, while rare, on some the corners around the holes at the bottom can be a bit sharp and might scratch your case. If you do get them I'd advise you check to see if yours have sharp ends and to just maybe rub them down a bit with sand paper or a light file.
They're some of the thinnest, most neutral looking, and economical bookends I've found and tried. One thing I will note is that, while rare, on some the corners around the holes at the bottom can be a bit sharp and might scratch your case. If you do get them I'd advise you check to see if yours have sharp ends and to just maybe rub them down a bit with sand paper or a light file.
30kannekills
>29 wongie: Thank you, that’s very helpful :)
31Sorion
My much pruned and curated shelfie. I'm a lot happier with the collection now then when I started and was buying FS and AP books willy nilly. After many sales and donations this is what is left and it is growing. Very slowly. Very sensibly.
33Sorion
>32 sviswanathan: I was wondering if someone would know that! The best TPB presentation I’ve seen.
34wcarter
New library video.
https://www.facebook.com/warwick.carter.7/videos/2258718520833081/
https://www.facebook.com/warwick.carter.7/videos/2258718520833081/
35folio_books
>34 wcarter:
Thought you would want to know I'm seeing only this:
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37NLNils
>36 wcarter: Very well planned out library Warwick! But where to leave the future, new treasures?
38Fierylunar
>34 wcarter: In other news: researchers find out happiness can be bought!
What a truly magnificent, jealousy-inducing personal library, Warwick! I think even my local public library just turned green... Next time someone asks me what I would bring with me to a desert island, I know the answer ;-)
What a truly magnificent, jealousy-inducing personal library, Warwick! I think even my local public library just turned green... Next time someone asks me what I would bring with me to a desert island, I know the answer ;-)
40elenchus
Very clever solution to the corner-shelf dilemma. I had resolved to leave it as dead space in my recent design sketches, but your approach puts that space to effective use without unreasonably encroaching on the adjoining shelf space. The rounded shelves protruding beyond the uprights give a nice visual element to the shelving, as well. Nicely done.
41bacchus.
>34 wcarter: Are those NatGeo magazines at the corner?
42gmacaree
>34 wcarter: Putting us to shame, Warwick! Great use of a tight space
43Shaliza
>34 wcarter: Truly breathtaking! Are all the shelves already filled?
44wcarter
Thank you all for your comments.
>41 bacchus.:
They are National Geographics. What you see are scattered magazines from 1888 to 1926 and every copy from 1927 to 1962. Later copies are housed elsewhere.
>43 Shaliza:
All shelves are filled. It is a one in/one out policy from now on.
>41 bacchus.:
They are National Geographics. What you see are scattered magazines from 1888 to 1926 and every copy from 1927 to 1962. Later copies are housed elsewhere.
>43 Shaliza:
All shelves are filled. It is a one in/one out policy from now on.
45emgcat
>34 wcarter: Wow! What an amazing study and book collection. Thank you for sharing it with us.
46skullduggery
>34 wcarter: Beautiful, thanks so much for sharing! (btw I also tried the one book in one book out policy, but in my case it has been a spectacular failure...)
47treereader
>44 wcarter:
What if you added a false floor of plexiglass with book storage below? Are any of the adjacent rooms available for...(ahem)...modification?
What if you added a false floor of plexiglass with book storage below? Are any of the adjacent rooms available for...(ahem)...modification?
48wcarter
>47 treereader:
The library is on the 12th. floor of an apartment block. I don’t think my downstairs neighbours would approve of your otherwise excellent solution.
The library is on the 12th. floor of an apartment block. I don’t think my downstairs neighbours would approve of your otherwise excellent solution.
49bacchus.
Really neat. I have around 20 years worth and found that they need really good care to survive they can be easily ripped to pieces.
50The_Toad_Revolt_of84
>34 wcarter:
I'm not jealous, I swear... I'm not... stop telling me that I am... I mean, uh-hum.
So that Eyewitness to History, 4 volumes, is there any meat to the selections, or are the snippets 1 or 2 paragraphs?
I'm not jealous, I swear... I'm not... stop telling me that I am... I mean, uh-hum.
So that Eyewitness to History, 4 volumes, is there any meat to the selections, or are the snippets 1 or 2 paragraphs?
51wcarter
>50 The_Toad_Revolt_of84:
Eyewitness to History contains a large number of contemporaneous writings that vary from a few paragraphs to several pages. Very interesting and entertaining reading.
Eyewitness to History contains a large number of contemporaneous writings that vary from a few paragraphs to several pages. Very interesting and entertaining reading.
53Cat_of_Ulthar
>47 treereader:
>48 wcarter:
An 'infinity' library?
Oh, be still, my beating heart :-)
edit
Well, I guess it's just me.
But, just imagine:
transparent walls, ceiling, floor, shelves and, if you liked, even your custom-designed chair and lectern which holds your folio books and turns the pages for you at your whim, they could all be completely transparent.
And, in that nothingness, wcarter's life's work - every folio volume ever, in every variant editon - floating there for your edification.
It's the centrepiece of my imaginary bond novel.
My Cat, but it would look wonderful :-)
>48 wcarter:
An 'infinity' library?
Oh, be still, my beating heart :-)
edit
Well, I guess it's just me.
But, just imagine:
transparent walls, ceiling, floor, shelves and, if you liked, even your custom-designed chair and lectern which holds your folio books and turns the pages for you at your whim, they could all be completely transparent.
And, in that nothingness, wcarter's life's work - every folio volume ever, in every variant editon - floating there for your edification.
It's the centrepiece of my imaginary bond novel.
My Cat, but it would look wonderful :-)
54LondonLawyer
I finally got around to converting a spare bedroom into a small library. Here’s the result. Next job is to organise it into some kind of rational order!
And a few close-ups of the same shelves:
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And a few close-ups of the same shelves:
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55vmb443
>54 LondonLawyer: What a great library! The problem with seeing these photos is that I go hunting for books that I don't have or didn't know existed and then I have to open the wallet more than is probably prudent! Your shelves are serving as a particular temptation at the moment.
56RRCBS
Beautiful collection! I keep meaning to post mine but life got too busy! And agree with post above, whenever I see these, my first thought is to look through and see what’s there that I could add to my collection!
57ubiquitousuk
Do you guys not have normal paperbacks, or are they just hidden out of sight in a whole separate library? I'd be ashamed to show my shelfie, what with my letterpress Shakespeares rubbing shoulders with Where's Wally!
58cronshaw
>57 ubiquitousuk: Wherefore are thou, Wally?
59wongie
>54 LondonLawyer: "Next job is to organise it into some kind of rational order!"
I can imagine how much fun that'll be as a weekend project, brewing a nice cup of coffee or tea and just jumping straight into it all day...
>57 ubiquitousuk: I try to buy only hardbacks and everything else on Kindle but there are rare occasions where a title is not available on Kindle in which case I'm forced to buy the paperback. I currently own exactly 2 paperbacks and both are hidden away behind my hardbacks until I get around to reading them. Once I'm done with them I don't bother keeping them and get rid of them by donating them to my local Oxfam or "loaning" them out to friends and colleagues knowing they won't ever be returned. That said, there's no shame in displaying paperbacks!
I can imagine how much fun that'll be as a weekend project, brewing a nice cup of coffee or tea and just jumping straight into it all day...
>57 ubiquitousuk: I try to buy only hardbacks and everything else on Kindle but there are rare occasions where a title is not available on Kindle in which case I'm forced to buy the paperback. I currently own exactly 2 paperbacks and both are hidden away behind my hardbacks until I get around to reading them. Once I'm done with them I don't bother keeping them and get rid of them by donating them to my local Oxfam or "loaning" them out to friends and colleagues knowing they won't ever be returned. That said, there's no shame in displaying paperbacks!
60wcarter
>54 LondonLawyer:
That’s a decent collection. Congratulations!
That’s a decent collection. Congratulations!
62LondonLawyer
>61 ironjaw: They are indeed. I’ve weighed a couple of shelves I thought were bearing a particularly heavy load. The Andrew Laing shelf weighs 20kg. The shelf with Macaulay’s History of England on it weighs 22kg. The Billy bookcases are rated for a 30kg/shelf load so I figure it’ll be ok. (I hope!)
>57 ubiquitousuk: I’ve a tonne of paperbacks, mostly in another room. Although you clearly missed the Lee Child on the same shelf as the Folio Spanish Civil War ;-)
>59 wongie: Sorting it all is going to be a very satisfying rainy weekend task!
And thanks, everyone. I bought my first Folio in August 2016 and my faddiction has spun wildly out of control in the years since. It’s been immensely satisfying.
>57 ubiquitousuk: I’ve a tonne of paperbacks, mostly in another room. Although you clearly missed the Lee Child on the same shelf as the Folio Spanish Civil War ;-)
>59 wongie: Sorting it all is going to be a very satisfying rainy weekend task!
And thanks, everyone. I bought my first Folio in August 2016 and my faddiction has spun wildly out of control in the years since. It’s been immensely satisfying.
63RRCBS
Here are pics of most of my library...not included are three bookcases of Everyman’s Library and LOA books along with a couple of shelves of FS books...really untidy right now. Mind you, I confess that all of my books could be better organized!
65Glacierman
>63 RRCBS:: Nice collection, but why are your shelves lying on their sides? Isn't that a bit awkward? *grin/wink*
67thisGuy33
>54 LondonLawyer: a collection worthy of mass envy! However I do see a few empty spaces ... which must drive you crazy ... but also excite you at the anticipation of filling them immediately.
The "Fairy Books" look amazing on a shelf ... so much so I need to research that collection.
And what is the set of Blue books on the second left shelf of the last image?
And finally ... I like how you have pushed "something wicked" to the corner ... you must be one of the "i hate the obnoxious" colors type of folks.
:)
The "Fairy Books" look amazing on a shelf ... so much so I need to research that collection.
And what is the set of Blue books on the second left shelf of the last image?
And finally ... I like how you have pushed "something wicked" to the corner ... you must be one of the "i hate the obnoxious" colors type of folks.
:)
68vmb443
>62 LondonLawyer: That's quite the collection for less then three years of collecting - how did you choose what to collect? What caused you to purchase your first Folio?
I like what you said about the satisfaction that comes from it - that's one of the things that draws me to owning a nice library and not just reading and then disposing of the book or returning it to a library - there's a satisfaction that lingers more than a nice dinner out or even a vacation, the satisfaction of a well rounded library is something that is there every day.
I like what you said about the satisfaction that comes from it - that's one of the things that draws me to owning a nice library and not just reading and then disposing of the book or returning it to a library - there's a satisfaction that lingers more than a nice dinner out or even a vacation, the satisfaction of a well rounded library is something that is there every day.
69Fierylunar
>67 thisGuy33: you have an expensive taste. That is the Patrick O'Brien Aubrey-Maturin set. Both this and the Fairy books have a few very rare, quite expensive titles in them. Be very careful if wanting to complete sets ;-)
70thisGuy33
>69 Fierylunar: yeah ... I was assuming I as opening a can of worms. A set may have my name on it in the future ... but currently my financial advisor is saying "chill" ... to put it lightly.
lol
lol
71LondonLawyer
>68 vmb443: I’d recently bought a “family-sized” home and, having some extra space and money for the first time, my mind turned to how how great it would be to have a nice collection of books. My book collection until then was mostly dog-eared paperbacks and kindle purchases.
I searched around a bit online and came across Folio via google. I saw they had the book shop near Holborn so wandered in one day and was blown away by seeing the quality of books in person. It’s a shame they no longer have a bricks & mortar presence, but that’s a whole separate topic.
I completely agree about how nice it is to own a library. I think there’s very few things you can buy today that you’ll still be able to enjoy in 50 years; almost everything now is designed to be junked and replaced after 5-10 years. A good book is something you can enjoy for the rest of your life and pass down. So £1k on ~20 Folio books seems to me like pretty decent value when you could easily spend the same sum on a consumer electronics item that’ll be in the bin in five years.
As for why I’ve chosen the books I have: I’ve just gone for books on topics I find interesting, along with some books that come highly recommended by friends. Fantasy fiction and history are my favourite genres, but I like a bit of everything and think I’m on my way to having a fairly well-rounded collection. That said, I’m a bit light on poetry, religion, travel and the classics, (which is probably a reflection of where my interests are weighted).
I searched around a bit online and came across Folio via google. I saw they had the book shop near Holborn so wandered in one day and was blown away by seeing the quality of books in person. It’s a shame they no longer have a bricks & mortar presence, but that’s a whole separate topic.
I completely agree about how nice it is to own a library. I think there’s very few things you can buy today that you’ll still be able to enjoy in 50 years; almost everything now is designed to be junked and replaced after 5-10 years. A good book is something you can enjoy for the rest of your life and pass down. So £1k on ~20 Folio books seems to me like pretty decent value when you could easily spend the same sum on a consumer electronics item that’ll be in the bin in five years.
As for why I’ve chosen the books I have: I’ve just gone for books on topics I find interesting, along with some books that come highly recommended by friends. Fantasy fiction and history are my favourite genres, but I like a bit of everything and think I’m on my way to having a fairly well-rounded collection. That said, I’m a bit light on poetry, religion, travel and the classics, (which is probably a reflection of where my interests are weighted).
72LondonLawyer
>69 Fierylunar: Without meaning to sound vulgar, I managed to get the Patrick O’Briens and Fairy Books at reasonable prices. £1k for the O’Briens (in 2017) and £550 for the Fairy Books (in 2016), both on eBay.
I think the key is to buy a complete set in one go. For some reason, if you’re hunting single volumes you can be paying £300-400 each, which is absurd!
I think the key is to buy a complete set in one go. For some reason, if you’re hunting single volumes you can be paying £300-400 each, which is absurd!
73thisGuy33
>72 LondonLawyer: I just did a quick lookup of those books ... and the fairy collection is showing a lot of individuals at $300 or so a piece. £550($700usd) for the 13 book set is very reasonable ($54 a book) ... you got a great deal
74wcarter
>71 LondonLawyer:
But how many of those books have you actually read?
But how many of those books have you actually read?
75LondonLawyer
>74 wcarter: 73 so far. My wife has read perhaps 10-20 others. I don’t see a problem with buying books to be read at some point in the future, particularly given there’s only a 2-3 year window to acquire them from the FS before they go out of print.
76LesMiserables
>3 wcarter:
I hadn't realised you had moved Warwick. Did the cars go with you?
I hadn't realised you had moved Warwick. Did the cars go with you?
77wcarter
>76 LesMiserables:
Of course! I couldn’t part with my cars or my books.
Of course! I couldn’t part with my cars or my books.
78LesMiserables
>77 wcarter:
HA, I thought so!
HA, I thought so!
79LondonLawyer
>63 RRCBS: Very nice collection!
80vmb443
>75 LondonLawyer: I also use that criteria when purchasing books, even if I know I won't be reading them for a while, if it's something I want to read in the future and a copy I want to keep I have no problem picking them up and letting them sit on the shelf for a while - a personal library is for a lifetime and worth investing in.
81cronshaw
>75 LondonLawyer: >80 vmb443: Indeed, where is the fun of a library filled only with books you've already read? For me the joy of a library is its limitless array of yet untravelled armchair itineraries that promise to transport me to different times, to places real and unreal, to meet new characters loveable and fearsome, and to immerse me in situations I could never have imagined let alone experience (safely) myself. That's my excuse for hoarding.
82gmacaree
>81 cronshaw: Quite. I wish I had that many unreads waiting for me!
83cronshaw
>82 gmacaree: Less is more!
84cronshaw
>82 gmacaree: PS How's the move going? I trust you packaged your Folios in excessive envelopes of bubblewrap inside reinforced crates.
85gmacaree
>84 cronshaw: A mere 650 books left to pack ...
86LondonLawyer
>81 cronshaw: That’s a great way of putting it.
87LesMiserables
>81 cronshaw:
As is most often the case, I agree with Cronshaw... but as I write, I have beside me the Lord of the Rings, on what I think is its 10th outing.
I feel this is a necessary prescription to ward off Jacksonian hallucinations which compete against Tolkien's unadulterated masterpiece.
So yes, the uncharted library remains to be explored, but I travel with friends.
As is most often the case, I agree with Cronshaw... but as I write, I have beside me the Lord of the Rings, on what I think is its 10th outing.
I feel this is a necessary prescription to ward off Jacksonian hallucinations which compete against Tolkien's unadulterated masterpiece.
So yes, the uncharted library remains to be explored, but I travel with friends.
88RRCBS
Agreed! Also I get so much pleasure out of discovering books to add to my library and shopping for them online! I’m in an accumulation phase, since I have two young children so little time to read. But I know that when I have the time, it will be wonderful to have unread books in my library to choose from and discover.
89Redshirt
>63 RRCBS: I am impressed.
I echo the opinions of those who enjoy a library that includes unread books. For me I take pleasure in the fact that my book collection is a map of not only the places I've been but also the places I look forward to visiting.
I echo the opinions of those who enjoy a library that includes unread books. For me I take pleasure in the fact that my book collection is a map of not only the places I've been but also the places I look forward to visiting.
90ironjaw
I’m very impressed with all of the beautiful pictures. It’s just something special to see such an interesting display of wonderful books gathered together. Books are indeed a food to the soul. Alas I have no library anymore as it’s in storage and am confined to my kindle for the three year running.
Here’s to earning more money, more books, and getting a house (with a shed!)
Here’s to earning more money, more books, and getting a house (with a shed!)
92wcarter
>91 Comatoes:
Another very nice collection.
It is interesting to decide if the owner of the shelfie pic is male or female befor looking at the name or profile. I find that I am invariably correct in my guess.
Another very nice collection.
It is interesting to decide if the owner of the shelfie pic is male or female befor looking at the name or profile. I find that I am invariably correct in my guess.
93Comatoes
>92 wcarter:
Thank you for the kind compliment, it’s no where in the vicinity of your coveted collection. I’ll just pretend in another dimensional world I have all the books I could ever want. I’m still amazed when I see pictures of your library. Who is the lucky lottery winner who will inherit your books? Sorry, I always wonder what other bibliophiles will do with their collections when they amass so many cool books?
Very interesting indeed about male and female libraries, what initial perceptions did you come up for my shelf Selfie? Do tell if you want too :)
Thank you for the kind compliment, it’s no where in the vicinity of your coveted collection. I’ll just pretend in another dimensional world I have all the books I could ever want. I’m still amazed when I see pictures of your library. Who is the lucky lottery winner who will inherit your books? Sorry, I always wonder what other bibliophiles will do with their collections when they amass so many cool books?
Very interesting indeed about male and female libraries, what initial perceptions did you come up for my shelf Selfie? Do tell if you want too :)
94wcarter
>93 Comatoes:
I find that by examining the titles, the way books are arranged and the ephemera that is present, it is relatively easy to pick the gender of the owner.
I guessed yours correctly.
I find that by examining the titles, the way books are arranged and the ephemera that is present, it is relatively easy to pick the gender of the owner.
I guessed yours correctly.
95The_Toad_Revolt_of84
>91 Comatoes:
Although it is not substantial in this sphere, it certainly won't put you in the small category. You managed to grab a few on my list that have eluded me... All in all that is a well rounded collection, although I have an urge to open a couple of them up!
Although it is not substantial in this sphere, it certainly won't put you in the small category. You managed to grab a few on my list that have eluded me... All in all that is a well rounded collection, although I have an urge to open a couple of them up!
96The_Toad_Revolt_of84
>93 Comatoes:
Warwick has made a deal with the devil, he'll be living one year for every book he owns. Nobody will be inheriting those books.
Warwick has made a deal with the devil, he'll be living one year for every book he owns. Nobody will be inheriting those books.
97Comatoes
>94 wcarter:
Thank you
>95 The_Toad_Revolt_of84:
Thank you, that means a lot to me. Unfortunately, I have some "Tsundoku" going on at the present time. I've been taking care of my aging parent for a while now, so I don't know when I can open all my books and really read them. I guess everyone has to adapt to something until things lift up and get better. So my books agree to sit nicely on the shelf and wait for me to get to them, whenever that will be.
>96 The_Toad_Revolt_of84:
LOL, lucky devil, what is that like 950 years give or take a few books! That would make a great topic for a story though, something like Highlander, but instead of being beheaded, your book collection will tell you when you die.
Thank you
>95 The_Toad_Revolt_of84:
Thank you, that means a lot to me. Unfortunately, I have some "Tsundoku" going on at the present time. I've been taking care of my aging parent for a while now, so I don't know when I can open all my books and really read them. I guess everyone has to adapt to something until things lift up and get better. So my books agree to sit nicely on the shelf and wait for me to get to them, whenever that will be.
>96 The_Toad_Revolt_of84:
LOL, lucky devil, what is that like 950 years give or take a few books! That would make a great topic for a story though, something like Highlander, but instead of being beheaded, your book collection will tell you when you die.
98Cat_of_Ulthar
>96 The_Toad_Revolt_of84:
'Warwick has made a deal with the devil, he'll be living one year for every book he owns. Nobody will be inheriting those books.'
Heh, missed that.
Now that gives my fantasy a new twist.
The wcarter memorial infinity library will be haunted by the undead wcarter for ever.
I think I might need to contact Unseen University about this ;-)
'Warwick has made a deal with the devil, he'll be living one year for every book he owns. Nobody will be inheriting those books.'
Heh, missed that.
Now that gives my fantasy a new twist.
The wcarter memorial infinity library will be haunted by the undead wcarter for ever.
I think I might need to contact Unseen University about this ;-)
99wcarter
>98 Cat_of_Ulthar:
I can cope with that. I would be delighted to haunt my books for the next 3000 years 😊
I can cope with that. I would be delighted to haunt my books for the next 3000 years 😊
100lollipoppen
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101bacchus.
>54 LondonLawyer: Truly beautiful.
My OCD kicked in however; I wouldn't stand the thought of Handmaid's Tale and Dracula being on the same row as Dawn of Decadence and the likes for example :)
My OCD kicked in however; I wouldn't stand the thought of Handmaid's Tale and Dracula being on the same row as Dawn of Decadence and the likes for example :)
102dlphcoracl
Every year I swear I do not want or need additional Folio Society books and, predictably, every year I steadily accumulate new offerings. In part, enablement from this board is responsible, pointing out and highlighting FS books I have overlooked initially. However, what makes FS unique is their ability and willingness to publish fine press editions that no one else will. Their publications accommodate a wider range of ages and reading interests than any other fine & private press publisher.
My FS books are a relatively small part of my fine & private press book collection, i.e., about 17% of these books. However, although my FS collection is not nearly as comprehensive as many on this board, I do own nearly 250 FS books and have been buying them steadily since the 1970's. Nearly all of my FS books are kept on the set of shelves on the wall photographed below. There are seven rows of shelves with smaller shelves on the right and left side and wider shelves in the center. The center shelves have been photographed in two halves - L and R - and the top shelf is No.1, the bottom shelf No.7. My FS books are intermingled with other private press books. However, shelves without any FS books have not been included, for obvious reasons.
An overview photo of my FS collection is given below with more detailed photos of each individual shelf to follow. Here goes:
My FS books are a relatively small part of my fine & private press book collection, i.e., about 17% of these books. However, although my FS collection is not nearly as comprehensive as many on this board, I do own nearly 250 FS books and have been buying them steadily since the 1970's. Nearly all of my FS books are kept on the set of shelves on the wall photographed below. There are seven rows of shelves with smaller shelves on the right and left side and wider shelves in the center. The center shelves have been photographed in two halves - L and R - and the top shelf is No.1, the bottom shelf No.7. My FS books are intermingled with other private press books. However, shelves without any FS books have not been included, for obvious reasons.
An overview photo of my FS collection is given below with more detailed photos of each individual shelf to follow. Here goes:
106dlphcoracl
Shelf No.7 - left
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Shelf No. 7 (bottom) - right.
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Shelf No. 6 - left
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Shelf No. 6 - right
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Shelf No. 5 - left
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Shelf No.5 - right
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Shelf No. 4 - left
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Shelf No. 4 - right
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Shelf No. 3 - left
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Shelf No.3 - right
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Shelf No. 2 - left
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Shelf No. 2 - right
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Shelf No.1 (top shelf) - left
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Shelf No. 1 - right
124indigorising
> 123:
Beautiful collection! I am positively drooling with envy.
Might I ask what edition of Parzival that is, in the last photo, on the right?
Beautiful collection! I am positively drooling with envy.
Might I ask what edition of Parzival that is, in the last photo, on the right?
125dlphcoracl
>124 indigorising:
It is the edition from the Officina Serpentis (1920/1921) in the German language. Its history and detailed photographs are given in an FSD shelfies post nearly four years ago. Link is given below. Then scroll down to the posts numbered 121 through 130.
http://www.librarything.com/topic/184192
It is the edition from the Officina Serpentis (1920/1921) in the German language. Its history and detailed photographs are given in an FSD shelfies post nearly four years ago. Link is given below. Then scroll down to the posts numbered 121 through 130.
http://www.librarything.com/topic/184192
126elladan0891
>122 dlphcoracl: which editions of the Volsunga Saga and Saga of Grettir the Strong are these?
127dlphcoracl
>126 elladan0891:
They are part of an 8-volume set of William Morris' writings and translations published in 1901-1902 by Longmans, Green & Co. (London). These are exquisite editions which use the same Golden type William Morris designed and used in many of his Kelmscott Press editions. These books use an exceptional quality handmade paper and they are printed letterpress by the estimable Chiswick Press, which produced outstanding letterpress work from 1811 to 1962 !! In a sense, these books can be thought of as "poor man's Kelmscotts" - they are that good. However, the 8-volume set was issued in the wretched Holland bindings, i.e., quarter-cloth spines and bluish-grey paper over boards with paper labels. The Holland bindings are always found in poor condition and look as if they survived World War I and my copies were no exception. However, they were flawless internally and I had them both rebound to my design and specifications using quarter calf-leather and Japanese Asahi cloth over the boards.
A link to a very nice (unread) set from Royoung Booksellers of Ardsley, NY listed on eBay (amongst other places) is given below.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/William-Morris-First-Collected-Edition-Published-Longma...
They are part of an 8-volume set of William Morris' writings and translations published in 1901-1902 by Longmans, Green & Co. (London). These are exquisite editions which use the same Golden type William Morris designed and used in many of his Kelmscott Press editions. These books use an exceptional quality handmade paper and they are printed letterpress by the estimable Chiswick Press, which produced outstanding letterpress work from 1811 to 1962 !! In a sense, these books can be thought of as "poor man's Kelmscotts" - they are that good. However, the 8-volume set was issued in the wretched Holland bindings, i.e., quarter-cloth spines and bluish-grey paper over boards with paper labels. The Holland bindings are always found in poor condition and look as if they survived World War I and my copies were no exception. However, they were flawless internally and I had them both rebound to my design and specifications using quarter calf-leather and Japanese Asahi cloth over the boards.
A link to a very nice (unread) set from Royoung Booksellers of Ardsley, NY listed on eBay (amongst other places) is given below.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/William-Morris-First-Collected-Edition-Published-Longma...
128The_Toad_Revolt_of84
>106 dlphcoracl:
What is the giant sarcophagus next to Malory?
>117 dlphcoracl:
Right between the Lovecraft and Spoon River Anthology?
>122 dlphcoracl:
Since I feel like I need to pick what I'd like to win behind door number one... I'd like this lot. Not an easy choice. Beautiful work you've done building this collection.
What is the giant sarcophagus next to Malory?
>117 dlphcoracl:
Right between the Lovecraft and Spoon River Anthology?
>122 dlphcoracl:
Since I feel like I need to pick what I'd like to win behind door number one... I'd like this lot. Not an easy choice. Beautiful work you've done building this collection.
129kronnevik
>128 The_Toad_Revolt_of84: regarding >117 dlphcoracl:
Since I have a copy, I can confidently tell you that it's a 2009 HarperCollins limited edition (500 copies) of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, signed by Christopher Tolkien, bound in leather with a leather clamshell case. HC had a hard time selling them. If I'm not mistaken, I think FS sold remaining copies a couple years ago.
Since I have a copy, I can confidently tell you that it's a 2009 HarperCollins limited edition (500 copies) of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, signed by Christopher Tolkien, bound in leather with a leather clamshell case. HC had a hard time selling them. If I'm not mistaken, I think FS sold remaining copies a couple years ago.
131kronnevik
>130 The_Toad_Revolt_of84:
There's a matching Children of Hurin in blue signed by both CT and illustrator Alan Lee.
There's a matching Children of Hurin in blue signed by both CT and illustrator Alan Lee.
132dlphcoracl
>128 The_Toad_Revolt_of84:
LOL!!
The "giant sarcophagus" in >106 dlphcoracl: - an oxblood red and black patterned paper cardboard box - is the 3-volume set of Rudyard Kipling's Poems 1886-1929, a limited edition set of 525 copies published by Macmillan and Co. in 1929. The volumes have red morocco leather bindings with gilt titling and each set is signed by R. Kipling in the colophon. Photos will follow when daylight returns.
>129 kronnevik: is indeed correct. The 2009 HarperCollins limited edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun' in >117 dlphcoracl: did sell poorly and the Folio Society purchased or obtained 150 copies which they then offered to FS members at a -30% discount from the original price. This work is thought to have been written by Tolkien in the 1930s, preceding and setting the stage for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that would follow.
Finally, within Door No. 1 - the photo of the shelf of books in >122 dlphcoracl: - are two of my favorites. 32 Counties (1989) is an ingenious idea for a publication by a then young (age 18 y.o) Irish photographer named Donovan Wylie. He left school at age 16 y.o. and spent three months traveling about photographing Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (note: Wylie was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland). He then asked 32 of Ireland's leading literary figures (authors, short story writers, poets) - one from each of Ireland's 32 counties - to write a brief personal memoir of their county, what it meant to them, how it influenced their careers, and why it was special or different from the other Irish counties. He then paired their original writings with 1 or 2 photos of their county taken during his road trip. It was a veritable Who's Who of Ireland's greatest living writers including: John Banville, Dermot Healy, Seamus Heaney, Benedict Kiley, John McGahern, Michael Longley and William Trevor to name but a few. The book was published as a limited edition of 150 copies by Secker and Warburg (London) of which only 100 were for sale, the other 50 being reserved for the contributors. Each of the 32 writers, several now deceased, signed a blank page at the rear of the book. Wylie would then go on to have an international career as a photographer with Magnum Photo.
The other fave on the shelf >122 dlphcoracl: is the 3-volume set of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' published by the Stamperia Valdonega (2007) . It features the translation by Robert and Jean Hollander, which many critics believe is the finest modern translation, similar to the reaction to Edith Grossman's translation of Don Quixote in 2003. Best of all, it contains 100 exquisite colorful miniature illustrations by German artist Monika Beisner. It is a limited edition of 500 copies, of which 75 copies are deluxe with an extra suite of Beisner's illustrations printed on Gardapat Kassica paper by the Cartiere del Garda and enclosed in a separate clamshell box. This is my reading copy of Dante's trilogy and it is a joy to read (see links below).
https://www.oakknoll.com/pages/books/95860/dante/divine-comedy-the
https://www.oakknoll.com/pages/books/95872/dante/divine-comedy-the
Note that this 3-volume set was sold for a time at a steep discount by a distributor or bookseller in the U.K., well below the original prices quoted by Oak Knoll books in their listings.
LOL!!
The "giant sarcophagus" in >106 dlphcoracl: - an oxblood red and black patterned paper cardboard box - is the 3-volume set of Rudyard Kipling's Poems 1886-1929, a limited edition set of 525 copies published by Macmillan and Co. in 1929. The volumes have red morocco leather bindings with gilt titling and each set is signed by R. Kipling in the colophon. Photos will follow when daylight returns.
>129 kronnevik: is indeed correct. The 2009 HarperCollins limited edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun' in >117 dlphcoracl: did sell poorly and the Folio Society purchased or obtained 150 copies which they then offered to FS members at a -30% discount from the original price. This work is thought to have been written by Tolkien in the 1930s, preceding and setting the stage for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that would follow.
Finally, within Door No. 1 - the photo of the shelf of books in >122 dlphcoracl: - are two of my favorites. 32 Counties (1989) is an ingenious idea for a publication by a then young (age 18 y.o) Irish photographer named Donovan Wylie. He left school at age 16 y.o. and spent three months traveling about photographing Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (note: Wylie was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland). He then asked 32 of Ireland's leading literary figures (authors, short story writers, poets) - one from each of Ireland's 32 counties - to write a brief personal memoir of their county, what it meant to them, how it influenced their careers, and why it was special or different from the other Irish counties. He then paired their original writings with 1 or 2 photos of their county taken during his road trip. It was a veritable Who's Who of Ireland's greatest living writers including: John Banville, Dermot Healy, Seamus Heaney, Benedict Kiley, John McGahern, Michael Longley and William Trevor to name but a few. The book was published as a limited edition of 150 copies by Secker and Warburg (London) of which only 100 were for sale, the other 50 being reserved for the contributors. Each of the 32 writers, several now deceased, signed a blank page at the rear of the book. Wylie would then go on to have an international career as a photographer with Magnum Photo.
The other fave on the shelf >122 dlphcoracl: is the 3-volume set of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' published by the Stamperia Valdonega (2007) . It features the translation by Robert and Jean Hollander, which many critics believe is the finest modern translation, similar to the reaction to Edith Grossman's translation of Don Quixote in 2003. Best of all, it contains 100 exquisite colorful miniature illustrations by German artist Monika Beisner. It is a limited edition of 500 copies, of which 75 copies are deluxe with an extra suite of Beisner's illustrations printed on Gardapat Kassica paper by the Cartiere del Garda and enclosed in a separate clamshell box. This is my reading copy of Dante's trilogy and it is a joy to read (see links below).
https://www.oakknoll.com/pages/books/95860/dante/divine-comedy-the
https://www.oakknoll.com/pages/books/95872/dante/divine-comedy-the
Note that this 3-volume set was sold for a time at a steep discount by a distributor or bookseller in the U.K., well below the original prices quoted by Oak Knoll books in their listings.
133gmacaree
>106 dlphcoracl: That Nonesuch Herodotus is in beautiful condition. One of my dream books! Custom slipcase, yes?
134ubiquitousuk
>117 dlphcoracl: super basic question, but what is the clear protective plastic around many of your volumes?
135elladan0891
>127 dlphcoracl:
Thank you, very interesting! Perhaps I should look into some individual volumes like you did
Thank you, very interesting! Perhaps I should look into some individual volumes like you did
136dlphcoracl
>134 ubiquitousuk:
The dust wrappers are made of Grafix Dura-Lar. Unlike clear acetate or other plastics, it is an archival material that is safe for all bindings I have encountered, e.g., hand-marbled papers, fine cloths, calfskin or morocco (goatskin) leather or vellum. This has been discussed ad nauseum on various threads on both the LT FSD and the LT Fine Press Forum. Briefly stated:
1. I used it on all of my fine & private press bindings. Over time, it will not yellow, curl up, age or crack, unlike garden-variety clear acetate.
2. Although less expensive to purchase it by the roll, I greatly prefer to purchase it in large 40 x 25 inch sheets because each sheet has a tissue paper covering that is convenient for measuring, marking and cutting the Dura-Lar to proper size for each new binding.
3. I use the .003 inch thickness for most books and the thicker .005 inch thickness (slightly stiffer and a bit more difficult to work with) for larger and heavier books.
A link below to a small art supply chain named Dick Blick, found in the Midwestern states, is given below for you to read a bit more about it and how it can be ordered and obtained.
https://www.dickblick.com/products/grafix-dura-lar-clear-acetate-alternative/
The dust wrappers are made of Grafix Dura-Lar. Unlike clear acetate or other plastics, it is an archival material that is safe for all bindings I have encountered, e.g., hand-marbled papers, fine cloths, calfskin or morocco (goatskin) leather or vellum. This has been discussed ad nauseum on various threads on both the LT FSD and the LT Fine Press Forum. Briefly stated:
1. I used it on all of my fine & private press bindings. Over time, it will not yellow, curl up, age or crack, unlike garden-variety clear acetate.
2. Although less expensive to purchase it by the roll, I greatly prefer to purchase it in large 40 x 25 inch sheets because each sheet has a tissue paper covering that is convenient for measuring, marking and cutting the Dura-Lar to proper size for each new binding.
3. I use the .003 inch thickness for most books and the thicker .005 inch thickness (slightly stiffer and a bit more difficult to work with) for larger and heavier books.
A link below to a small art supply chain named Dick Blick, found in the Midwestern states, is given below for you to read a bit more about it and how it can be ordered and obtained.
https://www.dickblick.com/products/grafix-dura-lar-clear-acetate-alternative/
137ubiquitousuk
>136 dlphcoracl: excellent, thanks for the detailed reply.
138dlphcoracl
>133 gmacaree:
Yes, it is a custom slipcase.
This book has the same problem that the other great Nonesuch Press book has - namely, its edition of Dante's La Divina Commedia with the Sandro Botticelli illustrations. Both have bindings of vellum over stiff boards and this is a recipe for disaster. Over time, the vellum dries up, shrinks and retracts, and pulls upon the underlying boards, resulting in concave upward curvature of the covers - what I call "saucerization". Use of a plastic or (ideally) Dura-Lar dust wrapper and a thick, stiff tightly fitting slipcase (note: tightly fitting from side-to-side, not top to bottom) are essential to prevent this from occurring. The Dura-Lar dust wrapper helps the vellum retain its moisture whereas the slipcase prevents the binding covers from retracting and bowing.
Photos to follow.
Yes, it is a custom slipcase.
This book has the same problem that the other great Nonesuch Press book has - namely, its edition of Dante's La Divina Commedia with the Sandro Botticelli illustrations. Both have bindings of vellum over stiff boards and this is a recipe for disaster. Over time, the vellum dries up, shrinks and retracts, and pulls upon the underlying boards, resulting in concave upward curvature of the covers - what I call "saucerization". Use of a plastic or (ideally) Dura-Lar dust wrapper and a thick, stiff tightly fitting slipcase (note: tightly fitting from side-to-side, not top to bottom) are essential to prevent this from occurring. The Dura-Lar dust wrapper helps the vellum retain its moisture whereas the slipcase prevents the binding covers from retracting and bowing.
Photos to follow.
145gmacaree
>138 dlphcoracl: I'm idly thinking of getting a beaten-up version and having it re-done in a more appropriate binding as an upgrade on my LEC Histories. The real treasure is in the printing and illustrations anyway. Yours is lovely though; I'm very envious.
146The_Toad_Revolt_of84
>144 dlphcoracl:
For some reason it seemed like a treasure! Thank you for sharing. It has been a treat perusing your shelves.
For some reason it seemed like a treasure! Thank you for sharing. It has been a treat perusing your shelves.
147dlphcoracl
>146 The_Toad_Revolt_of84:
Thank you for the kind comments. It is a bit puzzling how often ours eyes are instinctively drawn to things that prove to be of interest.
Thank you for the kind comments. It is a bit puzzling how often ours eyes are instinctively drawn to things that prove to be of interest.
149dlphcoracl
>148 Roccosem:
I am not certain I understand your question, but..........
The Dura-Lar comes as a sheet measuring 40 x 25 inches, covered with a sheet of tissue paper which I use for marking my measurements. I cut the Dura-Lar sheet to size for each binding and then wrap it around the binding so that it folds well into the inside of both the front and rear covers. I then crease and fold the Dura-Lar so that it fits tightly over the front edges of both covers. It does not matter what material the binding is made of, i.e., paper, cloth, buckram, calfskin, goatskin/morocco, vellum, etc. - the procedure is identical. In other words, it is a traditional dust wrapper but in this case it is crystal clear and archival. It does not interact with any binding material over time.
I am not certain I understand your question, but..........
The Dura-Lar comes as a sheet measuring 40 x 25 inches, covered with a sheet of tissue paper which I use for marking my measurements. I cut the Dura-Lar sheet to size for each binding and then wrap it around the binding so that it folds well into the inside of both the front and rear covers. I then crease and fold the Dura-Lar so that it fits tightly over the front edges of both covers. It does not matter what material the binding is made of, i.e., paper, cloth, buckram, calfskin, goatskin/morocco, vellum, etc. - the procedure is identical. In other words, it is a traditional dust wrapper but in this case it is crystal clear and archival. It does not interact with any binding material over time.
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152Kainzow
>102 dlphcoracl:
Wow, it's so interesting to peruse your shelves.
There are so many pretty books I didn't know were published by Folio!
Wow, it's so interesting to peruse your shelves.
There are so many pretty books I didn't know were published by Folio!
153dlphcoracl
>152 Kainzow:
Fortunately, the Folio Society's lack of skill in installing a modern, smoothly functioning website does not extend into their fine press editions. They continue to publish well designed, nicely printed and illustrated editions in an astonishing range of topics at affordable prices. And their deluxe editions, e.g., Ulysses & Finnegans Wake, Outlaws of the Marsh, Beowulf, Japanese Tales, etc. remain quite special.
Fortunately, the Folio Society's lack of skill in installing a modern, smoothly functioning website does not extend into their fine press editions. They continue to publish well designed, nicely printed and illustrated editions in an astonishing range of topics at affordable prices. And their deluxe editions, e.g., Ulysses & Finnegans Wake, Outlaws of the Marsh, Beowulf, Japanese Tales, etc. remain quite special.
154indigorising
> 125 dlphcoracl:
Thanks for the link. That Officina Serpentis Parzival is absolutely gorgeous. I'm drooling.
Also, the degree of knowledge and dedication to preserving your library shown here is inspiring - thank you for sharing your expertise and your lovely collection with us.
Thanks for the link. That Officina Serpentis Parzival is absolutely gorgeous. I'm drooling.
Also, the degree of knowledge and dedication to preserving your library shown here is inspiring - thank you for sharing your expertise and your lovely collection with us.
155dlphcoracl
>154 indigorising:
Thank you for the very kind words. Pleased to return the favor and "enable" other FSD-ers who may spot an older Folio Society book on my shelves that escaped their notice first time around. Turnabout is fair play and most of my recent FS purchases have come from posts and comments on this forum.
Thank you for the very kind words. Pleased to return the favor and "enable" other FSD-ers who may spot an older Folio Society book on my shelves that escaped their notice first time around. Turnabout is fair play and most of my recent FS purchases have come from posts and comments on this forum.
156terebinth
Just for fun (?), a glimpse at my under-construction domestic library: an attempt to gather in one 15' square room all that I'm bothered to have around me of the books that were scattered, many of them double-parked or in piles or in boxes, among the rooms of our previous house. The shelving is a compromise between a bespoke fitted solution and the inflexibility and relative weakness of Billies and the like. Any shelf is allegedly able to bear 100kg at least, so there shouldn't be much drooping. The middle of the room has clutter in it, most of which will disperse to the spaces elsewhere that are still occupied by boxes of books.
First wall:
Much change still to come here as books are unpacked, but this will be mainly novelists/essayists, alphabetically ordered, with perhaps some poetry too. Some authors are already conspicuously massing, among them Charles Morgan, Arthur Benson and my custom-bound (not on my behalf) Hugh Walpole: also George Eliot and Balzac, both of whom will probably wind up somewhere else.
Second wall
The reference section, plus the largest LEs and some other oversized volumes. On the left, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography on the top three shelves, Oxford English Dictionary below it, and as much as I've thus far found of the Britannica eighth edition below that. The right hand unit is just deep enough, at 50cm., fully to accommodate Temple of Flora's sarcophagus (bottom shelf). The shelving is restricted by doors on each side, both to shallow alcove cupboards.
Third wall
Again there's a door at each end. Across the top are three shelves of Sir Walter Scott, the novels in 48 volumes followed by the poems in twelve and Lockhart's Life in seven. Beneath him at extreme left, first the LOA Henry James, then the 1927-36 edition of Landor, then the LEC Shakespeare, then Addison & Steele's Spectator (1711-1714) and the Folio Horrid Novels and Mrs. Radcliffe. Next along, more Scott of course, then from the top Jeremy Taylor's fifteen volumes (1828), then some Landor Imaginary Conversations firsts and most of the Yellow Book, then Cyril Connolly's Horizon in brown buckram, then n+1 magazine to date. Further right, mostly familiar Folios - there'll be a lot of coming and going here as more are unpacked. The set in red jackets above Dickens and to the left of O'Brian is the limited, slipcased Ivy Compton-Burnett.
All that remains, aside from much more unpacking, arranging and rearranging, is to provide a long double-sided promontory of shelving reaching into the room from the fourth wall: and to bring in a suitable large and solid table, two or more chairs, and something else to occupy a bit of spare space. Chess board, clavichord or revolving bookcase?
First wall:
Much change still to come here as books are unpacked, but this will be mainly novelists/essayists, alphabetically ordered, with perhaps some poetry too. Some authors are already conspicuously massing, among them Charles Morgan, Arthur Benson and my custom-bound (not on my behalf) Hugh Walpole: also George Eliot and Balzac, both of whom will probably wind up somewhere else.
Second wall
The reference section, plus the largest LEs and some other oversized volumes. On the left, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography on the top three shelves, Oxford English Dictionary below it, and as much as I've thus far found of the Britannica eighth edition below that. The right hand unit is just deep enough, at 50cm., fully to accommodate Temple of Flora's sarcophagus (bottom shelf). The shelving is restricted by doors on each side, both to shallow alcove cupboards.
Third wall
Again there's a door at each end. Across the top are three shelves of Sir Walter Scott, the novels in 48 volumes followed by the poems in twelve and Lockhart's Life in seven. Beneath him at extreme left, first the LOA Henry James, then the 1927-36 edition of Landor, then the LEC Shakespeare, then Addison & Steele's Spectator (1711-1714) and the Folio Horrid Novels and Mrs. Radcliffe. Next along, more Scott of course, then from the top Jeremy Taylor's fifteen volumes (1828), then some Landor Imaginary Conversations firsts and most of the Yellow Book, then Cyril Connolly's Horizon in brown buckram, then n+1 magazine to date. Further right, mostly familiar Folios - there'll be a lot of coming and going here as more are unpacked. The set in red jackets above Dickens and to the left of O'Brian is the limited, slipcased Ivy Compton-Burnett.
All that remains, aside from much more unpacking, arranging and rearranging, is to provide a long double-sided promontory of shelving reaching into the room from the fourth wall: and to bring in a suitable large and solid table, two or more chairs, and something else to occupy a bit of spare space. Chess board, clavichord or revolving bookcase?
158terebinth
>157 treereader:
No way! That's at the other end of the flat. Just the ticking of the clock in here, and chimes to mark each quarter hour unless I get a complaint from the business below. The clavichord may come down from the attic, but they're very quiet.
No way! That's at the other end of the flat. Just the ticking of the clock in here, and chimes to mark each quarter hour unless I get a complaint from the business below. The clavichord may come down from the attic, but they're very quiet.
159treereader
>158 terebinth:
You've not tried adding some jazz or classical in the background to your reading efforts? I find it quite an enjoyable mix.
You've not tried adding some jazz or classical in the background to your reading efforts? I find it quite an enjoyable mix.
160terebinth
>159 treereader:
I can't seem to work out what to do with background music for any activity whatsoever: well, except sometimes, but not always, ironing! Either I start listening to the music and the book just sits there in front of me, or I'm attending to the book and the music becomes a vexation if I notice it at all.
I can't seem to work out what to do with background music for any activity whatsoever: well, except sometimes, but not always, ironing! Either I start listening to the music and the book just sits there in front of me, or I'm attending to the book and the music becomes a vexation if I notice it at all.
161ubiquitousuk
dlphcoracl, could you tell us about the Hamlet in >116 dlphcoracl: ?
162dlphcoracl
>161 ubiquitousuk:
Hamlet is private press royalty, i.e., it is one of those works of literature that have repeatedly been given the private press treatment and always to pleasing effect. Other examples include: Aesop's Fables, Gulliver's Travels, the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Shakespeare's Poems and Sonnets, Paradise Lost, and a host of religious-themed works, e.g., Genesis, the Book of Job, the Holy/Four Gospels, etc. One only has to make the decision as to whether one wants a large(r) book or a smaller book for one's reading of Hamlet.
Members of the LT FSD certainly need look no further than the FS Shakespeare Letterpress series. This set is one of the FS's finest achievements and their only misstep was to print and issue these editions in limitations (initially) of 3750 copies. Bad for the Folio Society but great for their Devotees because, similar to George Macy's Limited Edition Club (LEC) books which were printed in runs of 1500 to 2000 copies, the prices for these books have declined substantially in the secondary market. These books are superb, with skilled letterpress printing by Phil Abel at his Hand and Eye Press on Zerkall mould-made paper. The bindings are exceptional, done in half leather using Nigerian goatskin with the late, lamented Anne Muir's hand-marbled papers over the boards. The binding was done by the Craft Bindery of G. Lachenmeier, Reutlingen, Germany. If you don't have any of the Shakespeare plays from the FS Shakespeare Letterpress series it is time for you to turn in your Folio Society Devotee membership card.
Two of the finest private press books of the 20th century were editions of Hamlet printed in the Weimar Republic of Germany, and both are large books. The Cranach Presse edition may well be the finest and most beautiful private press book of the 20th century, perhaps rivaled by the GCP /Eric Gill The Four Gospels and the other is the Hamlet edition from the printing press of Dr. Julius Schröder (Munich) featuring a haunting set of German Expressionist illustrations by artist Sepp Frank. Both of these works were photographed and discussed in articles for the Books and Vines website several years ago (see links). Incidentally, note that in these older Books and Vines articles, if you left-click over the photo with your mouse it will enlarge. It you left-click over the already enlarged photo a 2nd time, it will enlarge further giving you a macro view which is stunning, enabling you to see the illustrations in detail and fully appreciate the flawless letterpress printing in these two editions.
https://booksandvines.com/2011/11/02/hamlet-by-william-shakespeare-1920-edition-...
https://booksandvines.com/2016/07/05/great-illustrated-private-press-books-part-...
The Hamlet you have noted in >116 dlphcoracl: is from the George Macy Limited Editions Club (LEC), published in 1933. It is one of the LECs smallest books, an octavo size (8 v.o.) measuring 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, but it is one of their finest and most highly sought after. It is bound in full tan English pigskin and it is the only LEC book illustrated with Eric Gill wood engravings. Gill also designed the blind-stamped illustrations on the front and rear binding covers. It is printed in elegant Joanna type on Barcham Green paper - one of the finest handmade papers.
Two other smaller editions of Hamlet are also worth noting although they are scarce and quite difficult to find. If you look carefully at the left edge of >109 dlphcoracl: you will see another copy of Hamlet in a full morocco leather binding peaking out at you :-) .
1. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by Wm. Shakespeare with illustrations by Robert Bird, City of Birmingham School of Printing, College of Arts and Crafts, 1940. A small quarto-size book measuring 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. This was indeed a school in Birmingham, U.K. dedicated to teaching young men the art of fine letterpress printing. As part of their studies and curriculum they would publish fine letterpress books under the supervision of Leonard Jay, himself a skilled printer. The two finest and most interesting of their books I am aware of are this edition of Hamlet and an edition of Thomas Malory's The Book of the Holy Grail. My copy of Hamlet was rebound in a full morocco binding with an Art Deco motif. The binding is unsigned.
2. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, the Roycrofters, 1902. The Roycrofters were a community of talented artists and artisans in East Aurora, N.Y., founded by Elbert Hubbard in 1895. They were a part of the Arts and Crafts movement in America, following the same movement in the United Kingdom which began several decades earlier. William Morris and his Kelmscott Press were part of this movement, beginning the revival of beautifully printed private press books in 1890. Although best known for their superbly crafted furniture and metalsmiths, fine printing was an essential part of the Roycroft community, something Hubbard had a direct interest in.
Books were printed letterpress in many different editions of widely varying quality and cost. However, the finest of these letterpress books prized by collectors are the editions limited to 100 copies signed by Hubbard. They are described more fully in the link directly below. The Roycrofter edition of Hamlet is one of their largest and finest editions, measuring 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches. Whereas nearly all of the deluxe Roycrofter editions of 100 copies were printed on Japan vellum paper, this book is printed on a special paper handmade at the Roycroft community with their watermark. The letterpress printing is flawless and the book is highlighted with extensive hand illumination. The binding undoubtedly came from the workshop of master binder Louis Kinder with 3/4 burnt sienna levant morocco leather and hand-marbled paper over boards, five raised bands on the spine with gilt floral designs in the compartments.
http://www.librarything.com/topic/305381
Photos to follow for each of the three smaller books. An overview photo of these three books is given below.
Hamlet is private press royalty, i.e., it is one of those works of literature that have repeatedly been given the private press treatment and always to pleasing effect. Other examples include: Aesop's Fables, Gulliver's Travels, the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Shakespeare's Poems and Sonnets, Paradise Lost, and a host of religious-themed works, e.g., Genesis, the Book of Job, the Holy/Four Gospels, etc. One only has to make the decision as to whether one wants a large(r) book or a smaller book for one's reading of Hamlet.
Members of the LT FSD certainly need look no further than the FS Shakespeare Letterpress series. This set is one of the FS's finest achievements and their only misstep was to print and issue these editions in limitations (initially) of 3750 copies. Bad for the Folio Society but great for their Devotees because, similar to George Macy's Limited Edition Club (LEC) books which were printed in runs of 1500 to 2000 copies, the prices for these books have declined substantially in the secondary market. These books are superb, with skilled letterpress printing by Phil Abel at his Hand and Eye Press on Zerkall mould-made paper. The bindings are exceptional, done in half leather using Nigerian goatskin with the late, lamented Anne Muir's hand-marbled papers over the boards. The binding was done by the Craft Bindery of G. Lachenmeier, Reutlingen, Germany. If you don't have any of the Shakespeare plays from the FS Shakespeare Letterpress series it is time for you to turn in your Folio Society Devotee membership card.
Two of the finest private press books of the 20th century were editions of Hamlet printed in the Weimar Republic of Germany, and both are large books. The Cranach Presse edition may well be the finest and most beautiful private press book of the 20th century, perhaps rivaled by the GCP /Eric Gill The Four Gospels and the other is the Hamlet edition from the printing press of Dr. Julius Schröder (Munich) featuring a haunting set of German Expressionist illustrations by artist Sepp Frank. Both of these works were photographed and discussed in articles for the Books and Vines website several years ago (see links). Incidentally, note that in these older Books and Vines articles, if you left-click over the photo with your mouse it will enlarge. It you left-click over the already enlarged photo a 2nd time, it will enlarge further giving you a macro view which is stunning, enabling you to see the illustrations in detail and fully appreciate the flawless letterpress printing in these two editions.
https://booksandvines.com/2011/11/02/hamlet-by-william-shakespeare-1920-edition-...
https://booksandvines.com/2016/07/05/great-illustrated-private-press-books-part-...
The Hamlet you have noted in >116 dlphcoracl: is from the George Macy Limited Editions Club (LEC), published in 1933. It is one of the LECs smallest books, an octavo size (8 v.o.) measuring 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, but it is one of their finest and most highly sought after. It is bound in full tan English pigskin and it is the only LEC book illustrated with Eric Gill wood engravings. Gill also designed the blind-stamped illustrations on the front and rear binding covers. It is printed in elegant Joanna type on Barcham Green paper - one of the finest handmade papers.
Two other smaller editions of Hamlet are also worth noting although they are scarce and quite difficult to find. If you look carefully at the left edge of >109 dlphcoracl: you will see another copy of Hamlet in a full morocco leather binding peaking out at you :-) .
1. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by Wm. Shakespeare with illustrations by Robert Bird, City of Birmingham School of Printing, College of Arts and Crafts, 1940. A small quarto-size book measuring 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. This was indeed a school in Birmingham, U.K. dedicated to teaching young men the art of fine letterpress printing. As part of their studies and curriculum they would publish fine letterpress books under the supervision of Leonard Jay, himself a skilled printer. The two finest and most interesting of their books I am aware of are this edition of Hamlet and an edition of Thomas Malory's The Book of the Holy Grail. My copy of Hamlet was rebound in a full morocco binding with an Art Deco motif. The binding is unsigned.
2. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, the Roycrofters, 1902. The Roycrofters were a community of talented artists and artisans in East Aurora, N.Y., founded by Elbert Hubbard in 1895. They were a part of the Arts and Crafts movement in America, following the same movement in the United Kingdom which began several decades earlier. William Morris and his Kelmscott Press were part of this movement, beginning the revival of beautifully printed private press books in 1890. Although best known for their superbly crafted furniture and metalsmiths, fine printing was an essential part of the Roycroft community, something Hubbard had a direct interest in.
Books were printed letterpress in many different editions of widely varying quality and cost. However, the finest of these letterpress books prized by collectors are the editions limited to 100 copies signed by Hubbard. They are described more fully in the link directly below. The Roycrofter edition of Hamlet is one of their largest and finest editions, measuring 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches. Whereas nearly all of the deluxe Roycrofter editions of 100 copies were printed on Japan vellum paper, this book is printed on a special paper handmade at the Roycroft community with their watermark. The letterpress printing is flawless and the book is highlighted with extensive hand illumination. The binding undoubtedly came from the workshop of master binder Louis Kinder with 3/4 burnt sienna levant morocco leather and hand-marbled paper over boards, five raised bands on the spine with gilt floral designs in the compartments.
http://www.librarything.com/topic/305381
Photos to follow for each of the three smaller books. An overview photo of these three books is given below.
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Hamlet, Limited Editions Club, 1933.
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Hamlet, City of Birmingham School of Printing, 1940.
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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, the Roycrofters, 1902.
166terebinth
>162 dlphcoracl: One only has to make the decision as to whether one wants a large(r) book or a smaller book for one's reading of Hamlet... Members of the LT FSD certainly need look no further than the FS Shakespeare Letterpress series.
Thank you for such photographs. Wonderful as these productions are, there is the further matter of the text, and for me at least any minor obstacles to comprehension resulting from an older orthography are outweighed by frequent difficulty in getting a modernised text to make full sense to my inward ear. As Herbert Farjeon, editor of the Nonesuch text and thereby of the LEC edition, relates, "considerable irritation and impatience" are the result. My Letterpress Hamlet, then, and the couple of other Letterpress Shakespeare volumes I possess, rest in their solander boxes waiting for more appreciative owners, while invariably the LEC volumes are my choice for reading.
Before acquiring one of the few LEC sets to be offered for sale in the UK, I was well content to make do with the four-volume, including the poems, New Nonesuch complete edition.
Thank you for such photographs. Wonderful as these productions are, there is the further matter of the text, and for me at least any minor obstacles to comprehension resulting from an older orthography are outweighed by frequent difficulty in getting a modernised text to make full sense to my inward ear. As Herbert Farjeon, editor of the Nonesuch text and thereby of the LEC edition, relates, "considerable irritation and impatience" are the result. My Letterpress Hamlet, then, and the couple of other Letterpress Shakespeare volumes I possess, rest in their solander boxes waiting for more appreciative owners, while invariably the LEC volumes are my choice for reading.
Before acquiring one of the few LEC sets to be offered for sale in the UK, I was well content to make do with the four-volume, including the poems, New Nonesuch complete edition.
167kronnevik
>162 dlphcoracl: "...it is the only LEC book illustrated with Eric Gill wood engravings."
Didn't Gill also do engravings for Henry the Eighth in LEC's complete Shakespeare series?
Didn't Gill also do engravings for Henry the Eighth in LEC's complete Shakespeare series?
168dlphcoracl
>167 kronnevik:
You are, of course, correct. Eric Gill did illustrate Henry the Eighth in the LEC Shakespeare series.
You are, of course, correct. Eric Gill did illustrate Henry the Eighth in the LEC Shakespeare series.
169ubiquitousuk
>163 dlphcoracl: amazing, thank you for sharing.
I have several Letterpress Shakespeare that are the stars of my (modest) collection and delightful for reading. But the three editions you present above are indeed gorgeous and I feel particularly enamoured with the 1933 LEC example.
I have several Letterpress Shakespeare that are the stars of my (modest) collection and delightful for reading. But the three editions you present above are indeed gorgeous and I feel particularly enamoured with the 1933 LEC example.
170The_Toad_Revolt_of84
>144 dlphcoracl:
This set cannot be found for free. Which, thanks to you, has become my blasted unicorn.
This set cannot be found for free. Which, thanks to you, has become my blasted unicorn.
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>170 The_Toad_Revolt_of84:
You needn't despair. Your white unicorn may be closer than you think.
True, my particular signed, limited edition 3-volume set of Kipling's poems from 1886-1929 published by MacMillan is only available in its private press format but there is a very viable alternative, namely:
The Cambridge Edition of the Poems of Rudyard Kipling 3 Volume Hardback Set, published by Cambridge University Press in 2013.
It totals 2480 pages and is the definitive collection of ALL of Kipling's poems, including many that were previously unpublished. It incorporates new sources of information and adds over 550 poems that were uncollected by Kipling in his lifetime. It is a remarkable piece of scholarship. I cannot attest to the quality of the books themselves but if you are a Rudyard Kipling aficionado you cannot go wrong here.
Two links are given below, one to a reputable bookseller in the U.K. and the other to the amazon.com page with both new and used copies available.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=22471650980&searchurl=an%3...
https://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Poems-Rudyard-Kipling-Hardback/dp/1107019176
You needn't despair. Your white unicorn may be closer than you think.
True, my particular signed, limited edition 3-volume set of Kipling's poems from 1886-1929 published by MacMillan is only available in its private press format but there is a very viable alternative, namely:
The Cambridge Edition of the Poems of Rudyard Kipling 3 Volume Hardback Set, published by Cambridge University Press in 2013.
It totals 2480 pages and is the definitive collection of ALL of Kipling's poems, including many that were previously unpublished. It incorporates new sources of information and adds over 550 poems that were uncollected by Kipling in his lifetime. It is a remarkable piece of scholarship. I cannot attest to the quality of the books themselves but if you are a Rudyard Kipling aficionado you cannot go wrong here.
Two links are given below, one to a reputable bookseller in the U.K. and the other to the amazon.com page with both new and used copies available.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=22471650980&searchurl=an%3...
https://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Poems-Rudyard-Kipling-Hardback/dp/1107019176
172The_Toad_Revolt_of84
>171 dlphcoracl:
It's a fine bit of scholarship for sure. I haven't decided if I'd like to acquire fine editions of singular works or perhaps take this route. I will seek out some Cambridge collections of this nature to get a feel for the quality, thanks for the links. You and Warwick have done more damages to my wallet than anyone, thanks again.
It's a fine bit of scholarship for sure. I haven't decided if I'd like to acquire fine editions of singular works or perhaps take this route. I will seek out some Cambridge collections of this nature to get a feel for the quality, thanks for the links. You and Warwick have done more damages to my wallet than anyone, thanks again.
173StevieBby
OK, this is a little OT as these are not FS books, nor, sadly, my shelves! Rather it was a photo I took while on holiday in France - part of a much larger library, with, in contrast, many comic books (I got ⅔ through ‘V for Vendetta’).
I’m hoping some members will appreciate them as much as I did - although my appreciation was purely aesthetic as they are all in French!
The red books on the 3rd up shelf are all Hugo,
the blue/gold above and partially below on the right are all Verne,
and the brown on the 5th up right hand side are Belzac.
(The other authors I did not know.)
This magnificent room also contained a lot of old vinyl records (classical and opera) and a quality hifi - I could happily have spent a month of rainy days there!
174The_Toad_Revolt_of84
A few things dlphcoral, all of your images are gone. I really love looking through these photos.
Also, speaking of inheritance. Some of you are lucky. All I have from my father is a note to my mother... Sorry things can't work out between us, thanks for the great time... And then some scribbling and a signature I can't make out... It looks like, Dr, Wk C are all the letters I see. Ha.
Also, speaking of inheritance. Some of you are lucky. All I have from my father is a note to my mother... Sorry things can't work out between us, thanks for the great time... And then some scribbling and a signature I can't make out... It looks like, Dr, Wk C are all the letters I see. Ha.
175wcarter
If an image is removed from where it is posted on the net, or if an image posting site membership is cancelled,the image will disappear from the LT thread also.
176dlphcoracl
>174 The_Toad_Revolt_of84:
The removal of my prior images is totally unanticipated. Apparently, TinyPic.com - the website platform I have used to post images on LT - has ceased operation on September 16th and my photos have been vaporized into cyberspace. If anyone has alternative means of posting photos on the LT FSD site, please let me know.
The removal of my prior images is totally unanticipated. Apparently, TinyPic.com - the website platform I have used to post images on LT - has ceased operation on September 16th and my photos have been vaporized into cyberspace. If anyone has alternative means of posting photos on the LT FSD site, please let me know.
177bacchus.
>176 dlphcoracl: Is there reason why you're not uploading to your member gallery here at LT? Alternatively I find imgbox.com to be the leanest and quickest to upload.
179treereader
>176 dlphcoracl:
Wow. Well, if TinyPic can die that easily, none of the picture hosting sites are safe.
Wow. Well, if TinyPic can die that easily, none of the picture hosting sites are safe.
180Cubby.R.S.
This may not be of any concern to anyone here. Quite honestly, I'm only mentioning it because it would be a weird and mysterious thing in my own mind. I used to be The_Toad_Revolt_of84, but a few things happened that made me desirous of eliminating my account.
The first was; I hated the way that I was adding books to my library and that I wasn't tracking which I had done and I which I needed to, also the lack of care I took in putting the right dates, images, etc. I wanted a restart.
The second was; every time I had to type in my stupid name to log on to something, it was quite the task. This I learned how to change upon creating a new account.
The third thing that happened, was; conversation seemed to be turning odd with a member that I shall not mention, in a sort of Voldemort-like treatment, and so with the busy season striking at work and calendar, I had less and less time to appear.
Lastly, you may not have missed me while I was gone, but I actually missed a good number of you. And, I would still like dlphcoracl to get those blasted bookshelves re-posted. If it isn't too much trouble, please.
The first was; I hated the way that I was adding books to my library and that I wasn't tracking which I had done and I which I needed to, also the lack of care I took in putting the right dates, images, etc. I wanted a restart.
The second was; every time I had to type in my stupid name to log on to something, it was quite the task. This I learned how to change upon creating a new account.
The third thing that happened, was; conversation seemed to be turning odd with a member that I shall not mention, in a sort of Voldemort-like treatment, and so with the busy season striking at work and calendar, I had less and less time to appear.
Lastly, you may not have missed me while I was gone, but I actually missed a good number of you. And, I would still like dlphcoracl to get those blasted bookshelves re-posted. If it isn't too much trouble, please.
181RRCBS
>180 Cubby.R.S.: I remember you, welcome back!
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>180 Cubby.R.S.:
Welcome back Mr Toad! I wondered where you'd got to. Now all is explained. I can't speak for anyone else but I missed your contributions.
Welcome back Mr Toad! I wondered where you'd got to. Now all is explained. I can't speak for anyone else but I missed your contributions.
183wcarter
>180 Cubby.R.S.:
A re-welcome from me too. You are not the first FSD member to have changed their user name, for various reasons.
I would love to hear the reason behind the first name, particularly as toads are an imported plague here in Australia.
A re-welcome from me too. You are not the first FSD member to have changed their user name, for various reasons.
I would love to hear the reason behind the first name, particularly as toads are an imported plague here in Australia.
184Cubby.R.S.
Thanks to you all. The initial reason for the name change was the length, perhaps I could've kept Toad in it... Anyway Cubby is a name thrown around in my youth and R and S are my first and middle initials.
185dlphcoracl
>180 Cubby.R.S.:
Shelfies Redux:
The same wall of books containing Folio Society editions has been reposted below. Non-FS books are intermingled with FS books and unlike the prior set of photos I have included those shelves without FS books, i.e., all shelves on this wall have been photographed. There are seven rows of shelves with smaller shelves on the right and left side and wider shelves in the center. The center shelves have been photographed in two halves - L and R - and the top shelf is No. 1, the bottom shelf is No. 7. An overview photo is included below with more detailed photos of each individual shelf to follow. As explained before, the glare or light reflection from the books is from use of clear DuraLar dust wrappers.
Shelfies Redux:
The same wall of books containing Folio Society editions has been reposted below. Non-FS books are intermingled with FS books and unlike the prior set of photos I have included those shelves without FS books, i.e., all shelves on this wall have been photographed. There are seven rows of shelves with smaller shelves on the right and left side and wider shelves in the center. The center shelves have been photographed in two halves - L and R - and the top shelf is No. 1, the bottom shelf is No. 7. An overview photo is included below with more detailed photos of each individual shelf to follow. As explained before, the glare or light reflection from the books is from use of clear DuraLar dust wrappers.
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Left column #1 (top shelf)
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Left column #2
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Left column #3
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Left column #4
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Left column #5
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Right column #1 (top shelf)
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Right column #2
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Right column #3
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Right column #4
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Right column #5
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Right column #6
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Right column #7
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Center shelf #1 - L
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Center shelf #1 - R
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Center shelf #2 - L
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Center shelf #2 - R
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Center shelf #3 - L
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Center shelf #3 - R
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Center shelf #4 - L
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Center shelf #4 - R
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Center shelf #5 - L
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Center shelf #5 - R
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Center shelf #6 - L
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Center shelf #6 - R
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Center shelf #7 - L
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Center shelf #7 - R
212gmacaree
>194 dlphcoracl: What is that Catullus on the far left?
213dlphcoracl
>212 gmacaree:
It is an early Thornwillow Press book.
For a brief period of time, roughly 1990 to 2002, Luke Ives Pontifell printed his editions in Europe on a world-class hand made paper from a Czech paper mill named Velké Losiny, founded in the late 16th century (see link below). It is the 2nd oldest paper mill in Europe after the 14th century Richard de Bas paper mill in France (often used by the late great Allen Press!). These early Thornwillow books were printed in very small limitations and the quality of both the letterpress printing and the hand made Czech paper are in a very different league from the books currently being produced in Newburgh, N.Y.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velké_Losiny
This edition of Catullus Poems featured a new translation by Rodney Dennis, the retired Curator of Manuscripts in Harvard University's Houghton Library, and five hand-engraved illustrations aesthetically familiar to the time in which Catullus was writing, hand engraved from steel plates by John Wallace. Wallace was one of the most accomplished banknote engravers in the United States at that time, having engraved several postage stamps for the U.S. Postal Service as well as presidential portraits, stock certificates and currency.
This book of Catullus Poems was published by Thornwillow in 2002 with a limitation of 200 copies, set in Monotype Jenson, a font created by printer and typographer Nicolas Jenson in the second half of the 15th century, on paper made to specification by the Velké Losiny. The binding is one-half dark green morocco with gilt titling and a matching patterned black & green paper over boards, with hand-marbled paper for the endpapers and free endplates. I have never seen a copy appear in the secondary market and both Luke Pontifell and Griffin Gonzalez confirm this is the scarcest, most difficult Thornwillow book to track down and acquire.
It is an early Thornwillow Press book.
For a brief period of time, roughly 1990 to 2002, Luke Ives Pontifell printed his editions in Europe on a world-class hand made paper from a Czech paper mill named Velké Losiny, founded in the late 16th century (see link below). It is the 2nd oldest paper mill in Europe after the 14th century Richard de Bas paper mill in France (often used by the late great Allen Press!). These early Thornwillow books were printed in very small limitations and the quality of both the letterpress printing and the hand made Czech paper are in a very different league from the books currently being produced in Newburgh, N.Y.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velké_Losiny
This edition of Catullus Poems featured a new translation by Rodney Dennis, the retired Curator of Manuscripts in Harvard University's Houghton Library, and five hand-engraved illustrations aesthetically familiar to the time in which Catullus was writing, hand engraved from steel plates by John Wallace. Wallace was one of the most accomplished banknote engravers in the United States at that time, having engraved several postage stamps for the U.S. Postal Service as well as presidential portraits, stock certificates and currency.
This book of Catullus Poems was published by Thornwillow in 2002 with a limitation of 200 copies, set in Monotype Jenson, a font created by printer and typographer Nicolas Jenson in the second half of the 15th century, on paper made to specification by the Velké Losiny. The binding is one-half dark green morocco with gilt titling and a matching patterned black & green paper over boards, with hand-marbled paper for the endpapers and free endplates. I have never seen a copy appear in the secondary market and both Luke Pontifell and Griffin Gonzalez confirm this is the scarcest, most difficult Thornwillow book to track down and acquire.
214gmacaree
>213 dlphcoracl: I'll have fun trying to track that one down then. My only early(ish) Thornwillow is the Bill of Rights, which is phenomenal.
215DivinaCommedia
>213 dlphcoracl: Very impressive. A question: what is the rationale for using DuraLar on leather-bound books. I thought that leather benefitted from being handled?
216coynedj
Envy is an ignoble emotion, but I still suffer from it nonetheless when I see such a series of posts.
217RRCBS
>211 dlphcoracl: wow, you have such an amazing library!
218Cubby.R.S.
>185 dlphcoracl:
Thank you! There a few collections within this group that I have a great interest in and your photos are important to the development of my library. Thanks again.
Thank you! There a few collections within this group that I have a great interest in and your photos are important to the development of my library. Thanks again.
219folio_fl_and_ep
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220folio_fl_and_ep
I recently completed the Myths and Legends series after several years; The holdouts were Metamorphoses and Virgil/Aeneid. I could have overpaid for these sets, but that would have ruined the fun of a great treasure hunt. Instead, I waited and was able to secure these two books for under $50 each and in fine condition.
In celebration of completing the set, I rearrange my bookcases in the living. The bookcases there are the ones guests to my house see the most often. I have many more complete Folio Society sets besides these listed below (including Dickens (16), Conrad (17), Aubrey-Maturin (20) and the massive Trollope (48)), but I thought these sets, when put together in my limited space in my living room (I live in San Francisco where space is at a huge premium) looks the best. The last photo, of the Mantel (beneath the Thomas Kinkade painting) are the Rise/Fall Roman Empire (8), Barbarian Invasion of Rome (8) and the History of England (12).
As you can figure out by now, I am a completist. I am still debating whether the recently issued two-volume sets of Anglo-Saxons and Aztecs should be considered in the “Ancient Empires” set and for me to purchase.
Helpful link - https://www.librarything.com/topic/288021
- Ancient Empires (14)
- Fairy Tales Classics (12)
- Folk Tales of Britain edited by Katharine Briggs (6)
- Classical Histories (6)
- Andrew Lang's Fairy Books (13 when including Nursery Rhyme Book)
- Victorian Exploration and Travel (19)
- Myths and Legend (20)
- J.R.R.Tolkien (5)
- War Series (4 - I only included the four that looked very similar, in single volume set - Boer War, Defeat of the Spanish Armada, Seven Years War, Thirty Years War)
- Roman Pisarev illustrated Books (10 - Tolstoy Series, Dumas Series, Rosemary Sutcliff)
- 100 Greatest Paintings/Photographs/Portraits (3)
- Few others to fit the bookcase:
- Three Kingdoms (4)
- Outlaws of the Marsh (2)
- Byzantium (3)
- Mongols (3)
- History of Ancient Greece (4)
221const-char-star
>197 dlphcoracl: I’m curious which Volsunga Saga and Grettir the Strong those are to the right of The Poetic Edda.
222dlphcoracl
>221 const-char-star:
This also captured the fancy of >126 elladan0891: when I originally posted these photos in July 2019. Use this link >127 dlphcoracl: for an explanation.
This also captured the fancy of >126 elladan0891: when I originally posted these photos in July 2019. Use this link >127 dlphcoracl: for an explanation.
223elladan0891
>220 folio_fl_and_ep:
Can't see your pictures.
I am still debating whether the recently issued two-volume sets of Anglo-Saxons and Aztecs should be considered in the “Ancient Empires” set
I own The Anglo-Saxons. It absolutely is a part of the series. And although it's a more upscale production than the older titles, it sits very organically next to the others. Even as close as a foot away from the shelf you can't tell that the binding material is different. If you're a completist, you MUST acquire The Anglo-Saxons and The Aztecs. Start with the The Anglo-Saxons, as there are only a little over a hundred copies left. The Aztecs will take some time to sell out, so you can get it later.
Can't see your pictures.
I am still debating whether the recently issued two-volume sets of Anglo-Saxons and Aztecs should be considered in the “Ancient Empires” set
I own The Anglo-Saxons. It absolutely is a part of the series. And although it's a more upscale production than the older titles, it sits very organically next to the others. Even as close as a foot away from the shelf you can't tell that the binding material is different. If you're a completist, you MUST acquire The Anglo-Saxons and The Aztecs. Start with the The Anglo-Saxons, as there are only a little over a hundred copies left. The Aztecs will take some time to sell out, so you can get it later.
225ChampagneSVP
I’m not normally one to post too much but I’m pretty proud of this one :-)
About a year and a half ago, many of you helped me clear out a massive amount of books from this double bookcase (previously chock full of Folios) so we could turn our office into a nursery for our first baby. Below is what’s left: children’s books for her and, for me, in another part of the house, a bookcase of LEs and others I held on to. I’m running out of room though so I think the various Myths and Legends and the Dickens set are next to go. And I haven’t yet figured out a display solution for all the Oxford Shakespeare commentaries so they’re currently hidden away inside an armoire. Anyway, thanks again :-)
About a year and a half ago, many of you helped me clear out a massive amount of books from this double bookcase (previously chock full of Folios) so we could turn our office into a nursery for our first baby. Below is what’s left: children’s books for her and, for me, in another part of the house, a bookcase of LEs and others I held on to. I’m running out of room though so I think the various Myths and Legends and the Dickens set are next to go. And I haven’t yet figured out a display solution for all the Oxford Shakespeare commentaries so they’re currently hidden away inside an armoire. Anyway, thanks again :-)
227coynedj
>225 ChampagneSVP: - Any child would be blessed to have such a library awaiting her.
228Sorion
>225 ChampagneSVP: Your daughter is going to love eating all those pretty books.
229folio_fl_and_ep
>223 elladan0891: elladan0891:
>224 folio_books: folio_books:
Sorry about the photos not posting in my earlier post.
It is now fixed in the earlier post and posted here as well.
>224 folio_books: folio_books:
Sorry about the photos not posting in my earlier post.
It is now fixed in the earlier post and posted here as well.
230kb-42
>229 folio_fl_and_ep: beautiful shelf and a pleasure to see how the books are arranged
231folio_books
>229 folio_fl_and_ep: It is now fixed in the earlier post and posted here as well.
Thank you. It was worth the effort - a lovely display.
Thank you. It was worth the effort - a lovely display.
232Glacierman
Herewith the portion of our library that is not in storage. The balance of our FS books are in boxes, but some have found their way into the house and onto the shelves. We have a lawyer case that is 90% Easton Press books; that is not shown. Neither is the small wall case with primarily reference works, some butterfly books and a raft of small, thin press books.
Here is the other small wall case:
(Had to use the flash, so please excuse the shiny spines. The bedroom does not get a lot of ambient light and the overhead is inadequate.)
TOP SHELF:
MIDDLE SHELF:
BOTTOM SHELF:
THE BIG CASE ON THE WEST WALL, TOP THREE SHELVES:
It's a bit messy and the shelves sag because I made the mistake of making the shelves 4' long w/o center suports.
FOURTH SHELF:
The curtain is normally pulled over the shelves to keep off the sunlight that enters by the east window in the mornings.
Here is the other small wall case:
(Had to use the flash, so please excuse the shiny spines. The bedroom does not get a lot of ambient light and the overhead is inadequate.)
TOP SHELF:
MIDDLE SHELF:
BOTTOM SHELF:
THE BIG CASE ON THE WEST WALL, TOP THREE SHELVES:
It's a bit messy and the shelves sag because I made the mistake of making the shelves 4' long w/o center suports.
FOURTH SHELF:
The curtain is normally pulled over the shelves to keep off the sunlight that enters by the east window in the mornings.
233vmb443
>229 folio_fl_and_ep: Very nice! It appears we share a similar habit of leaving our unread folios in their shrink wrap until it's time to read them! Does anyone else on here do that too? Friends make fun of me for it, but I like to keep them pristine until I can read them.
234folio_fl_and_ep
>233 vmb443:
Same here. My friends also make fun of me keeping it in shrink wrap until it is read.
For Andrew Lang's Fairy Books, I only unwrapped the Pink one and all the other ones are all unwrapped. With the astronomical prices for fine conditions of this set (not to mention an unwrapped set like the one I have), it's hard justifying unwrapping them.
I have a 2 1/2-year old daughter, so when she is old enough to really enjoy these books in a few years, I will make the ultimate sacrifice as a parent and unwrapped all of them :)
Same here. My friends also make fun of me keeping it in shrink wrap until it is read.
For Andrew Lang's Fairy Books, I only unwrapped the Pink one and all the other ones are all unwrapped. With the astronomical prices for fine conditions of this set (not to mention an unwrapped set like the one I have), it's hard justifying unwrapping them.
I have a 2 1/2-year old daughter, so when she is old enough to really enjoy these books in a few years, I will make the ultimate sacrifice as a parent and unwrapped all of them :)
235folio_fl_and_ep
>223 elladan0891:
Thanks for letting me know. My wallet will be empty soon. I am seriously considering getting the Anglo-Saxons set; as you mentioned due to the low count.
Besides spending extra $$$, it also means reshuffling my bookcases and rearranging the books. :)
Thanks for letting me know. My wallet will be empty soon. I am seriously considering getting the Anglo-Saxons set; as you mentioned due to the low count.
Besides spending extra $$$, it also means reshuffling my bookcases and rearranging the books. :)
236joco30
>220 folio_fl_and_ep: I am still debating whether the recently issued two-volume sets of Anglo-Saxons and Aztecs should be considered in the “Ancient Empires” set and for me to purchase.
>223 elladan0891: I own The Anglo-Saxons. It absolutely is a part of the series.
Uhm,.. I own it too. It absolutely is not a part of the series. At least, that's my opinion. Anglo-Saxons and Aztecs belong next to The Tomb of Tutankhamun if you ask me.
>223 elladan0891: I own The Anglo-Saxons. It absolutely is a part of the series.
Uhm,.. I own it too. It absolutely is not a part of the series. At least, that's my opinion. Anglo-Saxons and Aztecs belong next to The Tomb of Tutankhamun if you ask me.
237gmacaree
A-S was designed to be part of the Ancient Empires series. You would never get a typographic/motif match like that without it.
238joco30
Well, you could say that they are part of The Normans, The Vikings and The Celts since the back looks similar to these. But I don't consider those three as part of the Ancient Empires set either. Normans, Vikings and Celts are no part of what I consider to be understood as "Ancient Empire". And if you ask me, the backs of those three look different enough to consider them as another set next to and akin to the Ancient Empires set.
239elladan0891
>238 joco30: Normans, Vikings and Celts are no part of what I consider to be understood as "Ancient Empire"
I guess that's why you shelved them intermingled? ;)
I can understand regretting that FS decided to move away from stylized figures to non-humanoid designs, but I suspect saying they're not part of the series is a very exotic view on these boards. FS themselves most definitely consider them the same series and explicitly stated so in prospectuses, marketing materials, Folio 60, etc.
>237 gmacaree: You would never get a typographic/motif match like that without it.
Exactly. And nowadays they use something other than the now mandatory FS colophon of a single style ONLY when they issue books in series with previous editions. It really is clear the two new releases carry the Ancient Empires DNA.
I guess that's why you shelved them intermingled? ;)
I can understand regretting that FS decided to move away from stylized figures to non-humanoid designs, but I suspect saying they're not part of the series is a very exotic view on these boards. FS themselves most definitely consider them the same series and explicitly stated so in prospectuses, marketing materials, Folio 60, etc.
>237 gmacaree: You would never get a typographic/motif match like that without it.
Exactly. And nowadays they use something other than the now mandatory FS colophon of a single style ONLY when they issue books in series with previous editions. It really is clear the two new releases carry the Ancient Empires DNA.
240affle
>239 elladan0891:
And I'm not sure where "Ancient Empires" comes from: Folio 60 notes the introduction of this series merely as "ancient civilisations", which fits the bill better particularly for eg the Celts, and embraces the subjects of all the books.
And I'm not sure where "Ancient Empires" comes from: Folio 60 notes the introduction of this series merely as "ancient civilisations", which fits the bill better particularly for eg the Celts, and embraces the subjects of all the books.
241elladan0891
>240 affle:
I'd say this unofficial series name comes from official names of two sets, Empires of the Ancient Near East and Empires of Early Latin America, and Empires of the Nile individual volume, which account for 8 books from the series.
I'd say this unofficial series name comes from official names of two sets, Empires of the Ancient Near East and Empires of Early Latin America, and Empires of the Nile individual volume, which account for 8 books from the series.
242folio_books
>240 affle:
>241 elladan0891:
My unreliable memory suggests at one time Folio offered both as a joining/renewing incentive. It may be that that is when they got lumped together in the collective consciousness.
Or not.
>241 elladan0891:
My unreliable memory suggests at one time Folio offered both as a joining/renewing incentive. It may be that that is when they got lumped together in the collective consciousness.
Or not.
243joco30
>239 elladan0891: I guess that's why you shelved them intermingled? ;)
That's not my shelf in the picture. It's just a picture I grabbed from the internet.
That's not my shelf in the picture. It's just a picture I grabbed from the internet.
244elladan0891
>243 joco30:
I see. And as mentioned before, I actually do agree that The Celts, The Vikings, and The Normans was a departure from the earlier volumes to a certain extent - figures on the spines replaced with ornamental motifs, and the look of title pages was redesigned. As a matter of fact, while ideally I'd shelf the series in a roughly chronological order, I actually have all the figure volumes together followed by the ornamental ones. But nevertheless, the general consensus and Folio's intent is that it's a single series. And yes, you're right, The Anglo-Saxons and The Aztecs specifically follow design clues of The Celts/Viking/Normans, both outside and inside (spines, title pages).
I see. And as mentioned before, I actually do agree that The Celts, The Vikings, and The Normans was a departure from the earlier volumes to a certain extent - figures on the spines replaced with ornamental motifs, and the look of title pages was redesigned. As a matter of fact, while ideally I'd shelf the series in a roughly chronological order, I actually have all the figure volumes together followed by the ornamental ones. But nevertheless, the general consensus and Folio's intent is that it's a single series. And yes, you're right, The Anglo-Saxons and The Aztecs specifically follow design clues of The Celts/Viking/Normans, both outside and inside (spines, title pages).
245affle
>244 elladan0891:
I hate to quibble, but the Vikings was actually the first...
I hate to quibble, but the Vikings was actually the first...
246elladan0891
>245 affle:
Ha, very interesting. Corrections are always welcome. So FS has been more inconsistent with the series than I thought, jumping back and forth between two styles of spines and title pages several times:
1997 Vikings - style I
1999 Empires of the Ancient Near East (The Egyptians, The Hittites, The Babylonians, The Persians) - style II
2000 Empires of the Early Latin America (The Maya, The Incas, The Aztecs) - style II
2001 The Celts - style I
2002 The Normans - style I
2004 The Mycenaeans and The Minoans - style II
2005 The Phoenicians - style II
2008 Empires of the Nile - style II
2018 The Anglo-Saxons - style I
2019 The Aztecs - style I
Ha, very interesting. Corrections are always welcome. So FS has been more inconsistent with the series than I thought, jumping back and forth between two styles of spines and title pages several times:
1997 Vikings - style I
1999 Empires of the Ancient Near East (The Egyptians, The Hittites, The Babylonians, The Persians) - style II
2000 Empires of the Early Latin America (The Maya, The Incas, The Aztecs) - style II
2001 The Celts - style I
2002 The Normans - style I
2004 The Mycenaeans and The Minoans - style II
2005 The Phoenicians - style II
2008 Empires of the Nile - style II
2018 The Anglo-Saxons - style I
2019 The Aztecs - style I
247F.Trier
Similar to >232 Glacierman: I have the vast majority of my books in storage boxes ready for moving some point during the coming spring. But before the last bookcase goes into box-hiding for some time to come, I wanted to take some pictures.
Top shelf
Upper middle shelf
Lower middle shelf
Bottom shelf
Top shelf
Upper middle shelf
Lower middle shelf
Bottom shelf
248NLNils
I like it! And am instantly curious about the rest of your collection which unfortunately is boxed up right now.
249F.Trier
>248 NLNils: the ones in the photos are pretty representative of the remainder of my books. The major gems in hiding most dear to me worth mentioning are however the full leather special bindings of the 1948 Earliest Chemical Industry and Carlyles 1989 French Revolution.
250folio_books
>249 F.Trier: full leather special bindings of the 1948 Earliest Chemical Industry and Carlyles 1989 French Revolution.
If I had to name the one Folio I lust after the most it would be the Carlyle in that sumptuous special leather binding. Magnificent.
If I had to name the one Folio I lust after the most it would be the Carlyle in that sumptuous special leather binding. Magnificent.
251F.Trier
Yes, it is indeed quite spectacular. Oddly considering the 1000 copies that should have been bound (according to the wiki), I have only seen the set once myself of course instantly purchasing it!
I also took some photos before it was packed down to console myself with in its absence.
I also took some photos before it was packed down to console myself with in its absence.
252Cubby.R.S.
>251 F.Trier:
I believe that posting such provocative and lust provoking images are against Librarything conduct. I will not report you, but I won't be surprised if someone does.
I believe that posting such provocative and lust provoking images are against Librarything conduct. I will not report you, but I won't be surprised if someone does.
